Little Happier: Dolly Parton Always Knew Just What to Say

Sep 28, 2026 · 4 min

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0:02Lemonader.

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0:06I'm Gretchen Rubin and this is A Little Happier.

0:10Like everyone in the world, it seems, I was very sad recently to hear that Dolly Parton had died.

0:17I have talked many times about how much I admire Dolly Parton, not so much for her music, but because she seemed to be such a truly good person.

0:27I've also talked about how I'm always looking for examples of people knowing the right thing to say.

0:33Often, it's so hard to find the words to express ourselves.

0:37It makes me so happy when someone finds just the right words.

0:42Because I was reading many articles about Dolly Parton and tributes to her, I was reminded of an incident that happened about five years ago.

0:50In January 2021, in Tennessee, a bill was introduced proposing that a statue of Dolly Parton would be placed on the state Capitol grounds.

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